Social finance is now a multibillion dollar market that encompasses ethical investment (including finance for green businesses), community investment to support economic development in deprived ...
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Social finance is now a multibillion dollar market that encompasses ethical investment (including finance for green businesses), community investment to support economic development in deprived areas, ‘impact investing’, investment in developing countries, co-operative and mutual finance, along with a wide range of initiatives in the financing of philanthropic ventures, not-for-profits and social enterprises, new approaches to the funding of public services, ‘crowdfunding’, microfinance, and much else besides. It is a rapidly advancing area of practice, policy, and research, but remains an under-institutionalized field marked by emerging institutions and practices, sharply competing views, disparate professional outlooks, new financial instruments, great excitement and, often, more questions than answers. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the phenomenon.Less

Social Finance

Published in print: 2015-11-01

Social finance is now a multibillion dollar market that encompasses ethical investment (including finance for green businesses), community investment to support economic development in deprived areas, ‘impact investing’, investment in developing countries, co-operative and mutual finance, along with a wide range of initiatives in the financing of philanthropic ventures, not-for-profits and social enterprises, new approaches to the funding of public services, ‘crowdfunding’, microfinance, and much else besides. It is a rapidly advancing area of practice, policy, and research, but remains an under-institutionalized field marked by emerging institutions and practices, sharply competing views, disparate professional outlooks, new financial instruments, great excitement and, often, more questions than answers. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the phenomenon.